King Sponsors American Idol Contest
King (www.king.com), the world's leading online social gaming company, announced today its second annual American Idol contest. The contest is free and open to all players that register on MyGame.com (www.mygame.com/games/idol/signup.jsp), and submit their American Idol game scores. The winner will be drawn at random on May 15, 2008 by an independent judge. Winners will […]
Martin Tremblay Named President of WBIE
Martin Tremblay has been named President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, it was announced today by Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, to whom he will directly report. In his new post, Tremblay will set the long-term direction of the studio's worldwide interactive entertainment strategy. He will oversee publishing, marketing, sales and distribution, licensing […]
Lord Of The Rings Online Celebrates First Year
Turbine, Inc. announced today a special promotion featuring limited time pricing offers and a series of in-game events to celebrate the first anniversary of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (LOTRO), the award-winning massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. "It's been an incredible year for LOTRO and Turbine" said Jim Crowley, president and […]
David Reid Named VP Of NCsoft
NCsoft Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS), the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announces the hiring of David Reid as vice president of marketing for the company's North American business. Reid comes to NCsoft from GameTap, the online gaming service from Turner Broadcasting, where he served as vice president of marketing. Prior to that […]
The World Ends With You Ships
Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in North America, announced that THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOUâ„¢ was shipped to North American retailers today. The creators of FINAL FANTASY and KINGDOM HEARTS bring a new mix of innovation and style to Nintendo DS with THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU. Drop into […]
Age Of Conan Goes Gold
After four years of development co-publishers Funcom and Eidos are proud to announce that Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has gone gold. One of the most highly anticipated MMO games in history is about to hit the store shelves, and the gates to the world of the mighty barbarian will soon be open to the […]
Play Hard Gets $5 Million In Funding
Play Hard Sports, Inc., the first studio in North America to exclusively develop, publish, and distribute sports games and content over the Internet, today announced the company's official launch as well as a Series A round of funding from New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Jeffrey Anderson, the former President and CEO of Turbine, Inc., announced the […]
ezGear Making Guitar Game Stands
Today ezGear announces the ezStand Guitar Controller Stand – a new stand developed specifically for Guitar Hero and Rock Band guitar controllers. The ezStand is the perfect solution to keeping your video gaming room in order. This compact stand provides a home for your ezJam, Rock Band, or Guitar Hero guitar. Designed to work with […]
Smash Court Tennis Shipping In August
Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher and distributor, today announced the upcoming launch of Smash Court Tennis 3 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the latest star-packed tennis smash in the renowned series from NAMCO BANDAI Games. Featuring the […]
FireSky To Publish Stargate Worlds
FireSky, a new video game publisher dedicated to improving how gamers play and interact online, announced today that it would publish Stargate Worlds, a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) based on MGM's award-winning Stargate franchise. FireSky will also publish other unannounced titles as it paves the way for SNAP games. FireSky is pioneering […]